stem says "dictionary keys changed during iteration" with new python

[cypherpunks]

Every single time I try to connect to for from Nyx I get
Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/stem/connection.py", line 370, in _connect_auth authenticate(control_socket, password, chroot_path) File "/usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/stem/connection.py", line 625, in authenticate raise auth_exc stem.connection.MissingPassword: no passphrase provided During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred: Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/nyx", line 11, in <module> load_entry_point('nyx==2.1.0', 'console_scripts', 'nyx')() File "/usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/nyx/__init__.py", line 176, in main nyx.starter.main() File "/usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/stem/util/conf.py", line 289, in wrapped return func(*args, config = config, **kwargs) File "/usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/nyx/starter.py", line 90, in main controller = init_controller( File "/usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/nyx/__init__.py", line 325, in init_controller TOR_CONTROLLER = stem.connection.connect(*args, **kwargs) File "/usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/stem/connection.py", line 291, in connect return _connect_auth(control_connection, password, password_prompt, chroot_path, controller) File "/usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/stem/connection.py", line 404, in _connect_auth return _connect_auth(control_socket, password, password_prompt, chroot_path, controller) File "/usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/stem/connection.py", line 375, in _connect_auth return controller(control_socket, is_authenticated = True) File "/usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/stem/control.py", line 1057, in __init__ super(Controller, self).__init__(control_socket, is_authenticated) File "/usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/stem/control.py", line 585, in __init__ self._post_authentication() File "/usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/stem/control.py", line 3902, in _post_authentication owning_pid = self.get_conf('__OwningControllerProcess', None) File "/usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/stem/control.py", line 2170, in get_conf entries = self.get_conf_map(param, default, multiple) File "/usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/stem/control.py", line 2273, in get_conf_map for key in reply: RuntimeError: dictionary keys changed during iteration

Using Arch Linux on a headless server, python 3.8.0b4. Tried both cookie and password authentication methods. Controlport is 9051, inaccessible from outside (firewall set up to allow any internal connections to any port)

[cypherpunks]

*can't connect to tor not for

[arma]

Looks like the same as #32525 and #32533.

The current advice is that if you want to use a super new python, then you should use a super new stem too (get it from git).

Damian, we had a person on #tor have this issue yesterday, and here is yet another ticket about it. I bet there will be more confused nyx users. Might be smart to reconsider whether to do a Stem stable release if there is such a concept.

[atagar]

Hi Roger. There certainly is a sharp uptick in these reports over the last couple days which begs the question: what changed?

This bug was originally reported by teor on #30882 but I was unable to reproduce this issue with python 3.5. I'm not positive what's up, but I suspect it's something like the following...

• This bug only occurs with new python versions (3.8?).
• Python 2.x is ​discontinuing at the end of 2019.
• A popular linux distribution (probably Debian and Ubuntu) finally made the python 3.x switch and picked the latest interpreter, causing the sharp uptick of this issue from 'obscure' to 'frequent'.

I plan to release Stem 1.8 in December, concluding our Python 2.x support and Stem's 1.x series. Hidden service v3 support is not mature enough to cut a stable release right now.

I hate to hotfix when we're so near another release but if folks would like I could provide a Stem 1.7.2 release with this ​one line fix. However, if I'm correct that the uptick in these reports are coming from a new linux distribution this likely won't resolve confusion (due to debian's glacial pace). That said, it would change the steps to fix this from...

% git clone https://git.torproject.org/stem.git
% cd stem
% sudo python setup.py --install

... to...

% sudo pip install --upgrade stem

Would folks prefer a hotfix or to wait for the Stem 1.8 release?

[arma]

As for Debian or Ubuntu, this ticket is about Arch.

I think your question is exactly the right one: do a hotfix now, or wait some more weeks for the intended next release?

I guess it depends in part on how many more confused users we hear from -- and how many confused users we think that there are behind the scenes who just aren't reporting the breakage.

[cypherpunks]

BTW it's defaults python on arch Linux

[cypherpunks]

Latest stem from git working fine

[arma]

Assumptions:

• Arch now ships the Python that exposes the stem bug
• We need to get those arch users a newer stem
• It will take a while, after the release of the newer stem, for arch to give it to them

Leads to:

• We should do a stem release asap that has this fix, so arch can begin the process of getting it to them.

i.e. the above reasoning argues for the hotfix.

​https://www.archlinux.org/packages/community/any/python-stem/ looks like it might be the package that will want the update.

[arma]

I closed #32566 and #32596 as a duplicate.

And giving this ticket a better title.

[dave_in_seattle]

After a lot of failed debugging, I found this thread by googling: tor stem dictionary keys changed during iteration.

I uninstalled Python 3.8 then installed Python 3.7. The problem went away. Solved. Thank you!

I thought I should add my two cents because I'm using Windows 10.

Stem version: 1.7.1